distress
noun
great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
had distressed
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past perfectof distress.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On 4 January 2021, Sellers parked in a layby near to where she kept her horse Paddy, which had "distressed and upset" her, according to the jury.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
He sent a note to his class expressing regret if his hypothetical had distressed anyone.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
Christopher Kane had distressed leather hats by Stephen Jones, while Erdem’s were a bit like the one worn by Robinson Crusoe, though probably not made of the scraps found on a fictional desert island.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2016
"We had two AOL-ers that had distressed babies that were born that we paid a million dollars each to make sure those babies were OK," he said during a town hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2015
Branwell, her darling, was to have had his share; but his reckless expenditure had distressed the good old lady, and his name was omitted in her will.'
From The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Leyland, Francis A.
